Fears women being put off from pursuing careers in male-dominated industries

Follows all-girls group achievement of reaching finals in national UK cyber competition

Why aren't more women interested in careers in technology?

It's estimated globally as little as five percent of programming jobs are made up of women and in STEM more generally, sits around 28-percent and are at a more junior level.

So why is this the case, and does the Isle of Man see a similar issue?

Chanelle Sukhoo sat down with the only girls group at 'Code Club' - an Island-based initiative to get more young people involved in cyber:

Members of the only female group at Code Club - who made it to the finals of a national UK competition earlier this year - speaking there.

So what can be done to encourage more women and girls to consider careers in STEM subjects?  As we heard, one of the members feels like the male heavy presence may put people off.

Christian Jones caught up with Lisa Karren - a Chief Operating Officer in the digital field, and also a committee member at the charity Love Tech: